Hey, we get it. However this website is run by and for the community... and it needs ads in order to keep running.
Please disable your adblock on Smashboards, or go premium to hide all advertisements and this notice.Alternatively, this ad may have just failed to load. Woops!

Smash Hero

I never did beat Super Mario RPG or Superstar Saga. I'm stuck at Nimbus City in SMRPG and some tree boss in Superstar Saga
I did beat Partners in Time and Bowser's Inside Story, which was the better of the DS Mario RPG entries.
I beat the first two Paper Mario games. Never beat SPM.
So, my ranking:Ones I have beaten
1. Paper Mario
2. Thousand-Year Door
3. Bowser's Inside Story

SS Rank

☯ So much hate for SPM, lol. I know it was kind of rushed because it was suppose to be for the GC, but I thought the fact you could play the Mario main characters was interesting. Maybe I'm alone thinking this. XD★

Smash Lord

The legend of the 7 stars. Far the best history of all others marios, great graphics (The guy who sayd it have bad grapichs, lol, come on, is a snes, that ·d Sprites were mindblowing) a epic battle system and a ton of sidequest (recently i found the casino, lulz)

3D =/= good graphics. It was really difficult for me to tell what half of the sprites were supposed to be, and the color palette was nauseating. You want mindblowing graphics on the SNES, play Yoshi's Island. That was a beautiful game.

Smash Lord

I'm only nostaligc about it because it is objectively "good". SMRPG is a very solid RPG that has many great elements put together in an original manner. Hell, one of my favourite RPGs of all time is the recent Tales of the Abyss.

The only reason old school games feel better is simply because they don't use gimmicks to achieve originality. Paper Mario was fun, although I prefer Mario & Luigi over it a little.

Edit: Why is it that everytime we say we like a vintage game better than than the new one, we are told that we can't grow up? XD. That's like telling people they are foolish for liking a movie because it's more than 5 years old.

Smash Journeyman

I dont care that its old dude i like snes games like lik to the past more than majoras mask and wind waker
lol melee players dont getr called childish cause the troll brawl XD SMRPG could have been better if they hadnt gone for the 3d at that time i bet it would have been great

Smash Lord

It's actually considered one of the best games ever made and was well-rated. The isometry functioned rather well for its time. You can't get away with saying it's bad and be taken seriously. That you don't like it, fine, but bad? That's just not right.

Perpetual Lazy Bum

Edit: Why is it that everytime we say we like a vintage game better than than the new one, we are told that we can't grow up? XD. That's like telling people they are foolish for liking a movie because it's more than 5 years old.

Because there are many people out there who believe that the games they grew up with are far better than they actually are. I have some major nostalgia prejudice with Jumping Flash; I downloaded it onto my PS3 the other day, told my friends how awesome it was, and they just didn't like it.

It's actually considered one of the best games ever made and was well-rated. The isometry functioned rather well for its time. You can't get away with saying it's bad and be taken seriously. That you don't like it, fine, but bad? That's just not right.

All of that may be true, but it doesn't hold up well today. As a person who never got to experience SMRPG in its prime, I can say that it isn't very fun. I wouldn't say it's necessarily bad, but it definately did not live up to what I heard everyone saying about it.

Smash Lord

You're only deeming it boring because you prefer new school gameplay (and that's fine, I don't mind), really. Some poeple, even new gamers actually like old school style. You're more the exception than the rule. I know a lot of new gamers have a problem with silent heroes, puzzle solving in RPGs, making your own story through your imagination, not having savepoints on command, D-Pads, etc... Plus many North American new gamers hate everything Japanese for some weird reason.

What you grow up with makes your tastes. In other words, the generation after you is going to say that your favourite games suck because you have to use your hands and buttons. If I take your logic, because gaming tastes change every generation, then every game is doomed to be overated. Thus, the excercise of rating games is a waste of time.

I don't believe so. I think that there exist games that can survive the test of time. Chrono Trigger is still one of the greatest RPGs around, beating most of today's RPGs. Smash bros Melee still survives in the face of (according to me) an inferior sequel.

Super Mario RPG is one of the greatest RPGs of all time if you actually like traditional RPGs with a twist.

And yeah, it also happens that games actually grow better. For example, Tales of the Abyss kicks Phantasia's butt any day. So one could never say the game is bad, as you have admitted, but I can understand that someone from your generation might not see its appeal. However, there are still many from your generation who try it and enjoy it. SMRPG was critically aclaimed by critics everywhere, and was fairly innovative. For its contributions to gaming, I personally feel this game deserves its position as the best Mario RPG.

Smash Lord

You're only deeming it boring because you prefer new school gameplay (and that's fine, I don't mind), really. Some poeple, even new gamers actually like old school style. You're more the exception than the rule. I know a lot of new gamers have a problem with silent heroes, puzzle solving in RPGs, making your own story through your imagination, not having savepoints on command, D-Pads, etc... Plus many North American new gamers hate everything Japanese for some weird reason.

What you grow up with makes your tastes. In other words, the generation after you is going to say that your favourite games suck because you have to use your hands and buttons. If I take your logic, because gaming tastes change every generation, then every game is doomed to be overated. Thus, the excercise of rating games is a waste of time.

I don't believe so. I think that there exist games that can survive the test of time. Chrono Trigger is still one of the greatest RPGs around, beating most of today's RPGs. Smash bros Melee still survives in the face of (according to me) an inferior sequel.

Super Mario RPG is one of the greatest RPGs of all time if you actually like traditional RPGs with a twist.

And yeah, it also happens that games actually grow better. For example, Tales of the Abyss kicks Phantasia's butt any day. So one could never say the game is bad, as you have admitted, but I can understand that someone from your generation might not see its appeal. However, there are still many from your generation who try it and enjoy it. SMRPG was critically aclaimed by critics everywhere, and was fairly innovative. For its contributions to gaming, I personally feel this game deserves its position as the best Mario RPG.

For example, i grew playing International Teco Cup Soccer (Lol, polystation XD) Super Star Soccer Deluxe and Super Shot Soccer (PS1). When the Ps2 Pes (or Winning Eleven) came out, i jsut hated them, but when inazuma eleven came out for ds, i just loved it because it was like a remix of all the Fottball Games i played when i was a child. The same went for New Super Mario Bros. (some sequels just sucks balls, like all the final fantasy that came after X xD)

Ona side note, SMRPG is the best Mario rpg, but thats doesnt mean that the others mario rpg sucks. y Finished all the M&L, and i loved them , the same for paper mario, they are amazing, but Mario Rpg story, characters, everything makes him unique)

PD: Why do you think the people were fffffuuuuuuing about geno not being in brawl???? Geno and megaman were the reason i was going to buy brawl >_>

Perpetual Lazy Bum

You're only deeming it boring because you prefer new school gameplay (and that's fine, I don't mind), really. Some poeple, even new gamers actually like old school style. You're more the exception than the rule. I know a lot of new gamers have a problem with silent heroes, puzzle solving in RPGs, making your own story through your imagination, not having savepoints on command, D-Pads, etc... Plus many North American new gamers hate everything Japanese for some weird reason.

When did I ever say I prefer new school gameplay? I love the old Final Fantasy games, Mario platformers, Metroid/Super Metroid, Ghosts n' Goblins, Cave Story, etc. Stop putting words in my mouth.

What you grow up with makes your tastes. In other words, the generation after you is going to say that your favourite games suck because you have to use your hands and buttons. If I take your logic, because gaming tastes change every generation, then every game is doomed to be overated. Thus, the excercise of rating games is a waste of time.

I think that there exist games that can survive the test of time. Chrono Trigger is still one of the greatest RPGs around, beating most of today's RPGs. Smash bros Melee still survives in the face of (according to me) an inferior sequel.

Smash Cadet

Mario & Luigi:Bowser's inside story was my favorite(controlling Bowser is a funny feature.)
2nd placeaper Mario:The thousand year door.(This game is awesome,but controlling Mario,Luigi and Bowser was still my favorite feature.)
AND AT LAST PLACE:
Super Paper Mario(THIS IS AN RPG?????????It's an awesome platform game but not and RPG!)